The U.S. rate of pre-term births has fallen for the second year in a row, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
The findings are good news, as babies born too early and too small are sicker and more likely to die than babies born after a full 39 weeks of gestation.

Contrary to the results of earlier studies, large quantities of vitamins C and E do not prevent preeclampsia, high blood pressure and other complications of pregnancy, researchers found in the largest study of the vitamins to date.

Home fertility tests aren't just for women anymore. A new device that looks a lot like home ovulation and home pregnancy tests but checks sperm count will soon be available in Europe, and is undergoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review for marketing in the United States (U.S.).

In what doctors described yesterday as a world first, a Danish woman has given birth to two children after her fertility was restored using ovarian tissue that was removed, frozen, thawed and then reimplanted after cancer treatment.

Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said yesterday could revolutionize family planning and fertility treatment.